George Wise Negative collection
Collection – Box 1
Identifier: MS-0654
Collection Organization
The photographs of the George Wise Negative collection are typical of family pictures of the early twentieth century. A large number of the shots show everyday activities and scenes around the farm, including a line of wagons loaded with harvested crops, barnyard areas and outbuildings, and a butchering scene. The interior views illustrate popular styles of decoration and home furnishing, including rocking chairs, wall decorations, doilies, and a cast iron stove. The largest grouping of shots are related to summer vacation activities at a lake cottage area, possibly located in southern Michigan. Of interest in this category is a view of Minkley's Refreshments, a lakeside concession stand and boat rental, shots of family members outside the screened-in cottage, and pictures of lakeside activities, such as boating and fishing.
The quality of the images varies widely. The best of the plates in the collection were selected for printing, but adequate pictures could be obtained from the remaining negatives.
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1910-1920
Series – Box 1
- Dates
- Creation: circa 1910-1920
Two men and a woman, plate identified as G. W. Wise in pencil
File – Box 1, Item: 1
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Young woman and child in buggy
File – Box 1, Item: 2
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Group of seven adults
File – Box 1, Item: 3
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Group of three adults
File – Box 1, Item: 4
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Woman on porch, wearing winter coat with wool collar
File – Box 1, Item: 5
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Farm butchering scene, with two hogs hanging from pole
File – Box 1, Item: 6
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Charles G. Smith Groceries, store at Lakeland, Michigan rail junction
File – Box 1, Item: 7
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
People boarding a train at unidentified station
File – Box 1, Item: 8
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
House, with directional sign for West's Tog Shop, Liberty Center
File – Box 1, Item: 9
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Line of wagons, with unidentified crop
File – Box 1, Item: 10
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Man in chair, sleeping
File – Box 1, Item: 11
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Man in chair, in front of bookshelf
File – Box 1, Item: 12
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Outhouse, or small shed
File – Box 1, Item: 13
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Kitchen with Sears stove
File – Box 1, Item: 14
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Minkley's Refreshments, boat rental concession at unidentified lake, possibly in southern Michigan
File – Box 1, Item: 15
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Shoreline and dock at small lake, unidentified
File – Box 1, Item: 16
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Boat at end of dock, unidentified small lake
File – Box 1, Item: 17
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Three women in front of summer resort cottage #5, unidentified location
File – Box 1, Item: 18
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Five people in front of summer resort cottage, unidentified location
File – Box 1, Item: 19
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Five people in a rowboat (cracked plate)
File – Box 1, Item: 20
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Two rowboats, with people fishing
File – Box 1, Item: 21
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Woman with small child
File – Box 1, Item: 22
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Woman with baby
File – Box 1, Item: 23
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Large group on grass in front of house
File – Box 1, Item: 24
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Two small children
File – Box 1, Item: 25
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Small group on porch
File – Box 1, Item: 26
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Two women sitting on porch railing
File – Box 1, Item: 27
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Large group of people on porch of house, from front
File – Box 1, Item: 28
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Large group of people on porch of house, from side
File – Box 1, Item: 29
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Three women and seated man
File – Box 1, Item: 30
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Woman in buggy on road
File – Box 1, Item: 31
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Two women standing by buggy
File – Box 1, Item: 32
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Line of wagons, with unidentified crop (similar to #10)
File – Box 1, Item: 33
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Three people in barnyard, with windmill in background
File – Box 1, Item: 34
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Small dog by fence of barnyard
File – Box 1, Item: 35
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Man with dog and gun in barnyard
File – Box 1, Item: 36
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Dog in field
File – Box 1, Item: 37
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Three cats by door
File – Box 1, Item: 38
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Dog and three cats by door
File – Box 1, Item: 39
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Interior with wicker chair and cat on rug (vertical)
File – Box 1, Item: 40
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Interior with wicker chair and cat on rug (horizontal)
File – Box 1, Item: 41
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
People by a house and car, license plate date 1916
File – Box 1, Item: 42
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
People boarding interurban train
File – Box 1, Item: 43
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
People sleeping on screened-in porch (at cottage)
File – Box 1, Item: 44
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Man in rocking chair on screen-in porch (at cottage)
File – Box 1, Item: 45
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Shoreline of lake
File – Box 1, Item: 46
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Two men in a rowboat
File – Box 1, Item: 47
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
People in a rowboat by overhanging tree
File – Box 1, Item: 48
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Two women on shore by lake
File – Box 1, Item: 49
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Two children on dock by rowboat
File – Box 1, Item: 50
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Man with two fish
File – Box 1, Item: 51
- Extent
- 1 Glass Plate Negatives
Positive Photo Prints, circa 1910-1920
Series – Box 1
- Dates
- Creation: circa 1910-1920
Two men and a woman, plate identified as G. W. Wise in pencil
File – Box 1, Envelope: 1, Item: 1
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Young woman and child in buggy
File – Box 1, Envelope: 1, Item: 2
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Group of seven adults
File – Box 1, Envelope: 1, Item: 3
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Group of three adults
File – Box 1, Envelope: 1, Item: 4
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Woman on porch, wearing winter coat with wool collar
File – Box 1, Envelope: 1, Item: 5
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Farm butchering scene, with two hogs hanging from pole
File – Box 1, Envelope: 1, Item: 6
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Charles G. Smith Groceries, store at Lakeland, Michigan rail junction
File – Box 1, Envelope: 1, Item: 7
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
People boarding a train at unidentified station
File – Box 1, Envelope: 1, Item: 8
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
House, with directional sign for West's Tog Shop, Liberty Center
File – Box 1, Envelope: 1, Item: 9
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Line of wagons, with unidentified crop
File – Box 1, Envelope: 1, Item: 10
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Man in chair, sleeping
File – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: 11
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Man in chair, in front of bookshelf
File – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: 12
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Outhouse or small shed
File – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: 13
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Kitchen with Sears stove
File – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: 14
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Minkley's Refreshments, boat rental concession at unidentified lake, possibly in southern Michigan
File – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: 15
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Shoreline and dock at small lake, unidentified
File – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: 16
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Boat at end of dock, unidentified small lake
File – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: 17
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Three women in front of summer resort cottage #5, unidentified location
File – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: 18
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Five people in front of summer resort cottage, unidentified location
File – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: 19
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Five people in a rowboat
File – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: 20
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints
Two rowboats, with people fishing
File – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: 21
- Extent
- 1 Photographic Prints